Although medication safety in hospitals has improved in the past decade, substantial issues persist. This presentation by representatives of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reviewed ...

Each year, about 50,000 children under the age of 5 end up in emergency departments for poisoning after swallowing medicine ...

Learn about essential tips for medication safety. Dr. Madeline Camejo, MS, PharmD., Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, and Angelica Berni, Director of Specialty Pharmacy and Clinical ...

(CBS News) Recent headlines about fake versions of pharmaceuticals such as Avastin flooding the market show how tough it can be to tell if your medication is safe. In the U.S. alone, there have ...

Latent Failures Allow a Drug Interaction to Harm a Patient Why did this serious drug interaction go unnoticed? An investigation takes you step-by-step through the many process failures.

For older adults, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play a vital role in treating health conditions. They help ease symptoms and support overall well-being. To ensure the ...

Purpose. The accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy of four commonly recommended medication safety assessment methodologies were systematically reviewed. Methods. Medical literature databases were ...

Ever rummaged through your medicine cabinet for relief from a throbbing headache, only to find that your go-to painkiller has past its “use by” date? Now you're left with a dilemma: Do you take the ...

How many bottles of unused or expired medication do you have in your medicine cabinet right now? Like leftover antibiotics or other prescriptions — or unused cold medicine or NSAIDs. So, when you have ...